Neesham

Peter van der Sluijs

Managing Director

As Managing Director and founder, Peter brings to Neesham PR the benefit of 18 years experience in technology press relations.

Peter has vast experience of all aspects of PR campaign planning, development and implementation. His input extends all the way from putting in place an effective PR strategy, implementing that strategy with the right mix of events, articles, press releases and other requirements, and following through with the press to deliver results.

His particular strength is adding creative ideas and inputs at every level that can really make the difference between a good and an outstanding campaign. Peter has a successful track record in the management of PR companies.

Prior to setting up Neesham PR, he was a founding Director of a full service PR, advertising and creative agency. Before that, he set up the PR Division of Grange Advertising. Both agencies specialised in the high technology field, focusing on electronics.

Peter started his PR career with specialist Pathway PR. Peter has a technical background, is a graduate in Physics and Digital Microelectronics. He speaks fluent Dutch and is married with two children.

Nicki Langley

Account Director

Nicki brings to Neesham a 19-year track record in electronics industry marketing and PR, spanning semiconductor, distribution and production equipment environments working with clients such as Wolfson Microelectronics, TTPCom, Trident and Carlo Gavazzi.

Nicki joined Neesham from microfocus x-ray inspection manufacturer, X-Tek, where she managed a very full PR and marketing programme, including a worldwide trade show programme. Her previous position at Pronto gave Nicki a strong background in the semiconductor industry and in distribution marketing. Her responsibilities included all aspects of developing markets and opportunities for a group of semiconductor franchises. Two years at Robotas as Sales and Marketing Executive gave Nicki an introduction to the marketing and promotion of capital equipment. At Arrow Electronics she held a position of franchise controller.

Nicki is a Board Director of Neesham Public Relations.

Beky Cann

Account Director

Beky has eight years experience in pan-European and international technology PR, with an impressive portfolio of networking, telecoms, IT security and business-to-business accounts.

Beky joined Neesham in 2004, on clients such as Fairchild Semiconductor, 3M, Omron and Agere. Key achievements in her career to date include co-ordinating an Indian Business Process outsourcing summit in Central London, launching Telefónica's wholesale ISP and IP VPN businesses in the UK and managing the ECI Telecom (optical networks division) account across Europe, N. America and Asia Pacific. Her track record includes strategy development, creative thinking and ideas generation, technical writing, media and market analyst liaison. She has a BA (Hons) from Kingston University.

Beky is a Board Director of Neesham Public Relations.

Elaine Hodson

Account Executive

Elaine works with a group of industrial and IT clients and was awarded the Advanced Certificate in Public Relations by the Institute of Public Relations in 2004. She joined the Neesham team in an administrative function in 2000, on clients such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Agere and TTPCom. In this role she has been responsible for arranging press events, exhibition support and the full range of PR activities. As an Account Executive working directly with editors and clients, she continues to impress with her energy and efficiency.

Jenny Timms

PR Assistant

Jenny has successfully withstood 5 years working with Peter as his Personal Assistant. Her strong administrative background working with technology companies and her organisational skills have been extremely beneficial. Jenny is currently studying for the Institute of Public Relations Advanced Certificate.

Peter Dallimore

Technical Writer (Consulting)

Peter is an highly experienced PR account handler and technical writer, focussing specifically on the electronics area.

After graduating from Brunel University with an honours degree in electrical and electronic engineering, Peter spent three years at the CAD face before moving into Macro, one of the UK's top electronic component distributors. At Macro, he established their internal PR section, earning his spurs with the electronics press. In roles with two agencies focusing on the electronics market place, he refined his PR account handling and technical writing skills, working on a broad range of telecomms and electronics clients including Lucent.

Andy Wright

Technical Writer (Consulting)

Andy has a Masters science degree and is a full member of both the Institute of Public Relations and the Chartered Institute of Journalists.

Leading magazines have regularly sought his impartial expertise and commissioned articles, among them: Components in Electronics, Drives & Controls, Electronics World, Industrial Technology, Laboratory Equipment Digest, Scientific Computing World, Workboat International.

With a focus on industry and technology, Andy Wright has expertise in: board-based systems, client / server computing, electronics, image processing, personal computers amongst many other subjects.

Kerry Marsh

PR Assistant

Kerry has been with Neesham for six years, and currently supports Nicki. Her 18 years experience as a Personal Assistant, working with a property company has made her an invaluable member of the support team.

Lois Cleary

PR Assistant

Lois is Beky's PR Assistant, and supports her with the administrative side of some of our busiest accounts. She brings to Neesham the benefits of 19 years administrative experience, including work at major technology, pharmaceutical and media companies.

Eleanor van der Sluijs

Finance Director

Since the formation of Neesham in 1997, Eleanor has taken care of the financial management of the company. She has an eight year track record in company financial and administrative roles, for a range of organisations including the EITB. Before joining Neesham, she spent five years in Primary Teaching.

Mark Dalton

Account Director

Mark is a technology marketing professional with 20 years experience within the electronics industry.

As a marketing and technology engineer with experience in marketing communications and technical product development, Mark enjoys applying apply his knowledge and skills to provide successful programmes that contribute to delivering his clients business goals. Mark is practical, creative and thorough with excellent attention to detail.

He joined Neesham PR from ReVis Solutions, an independent marketing communications consultancy that he formed and ran for three years. Prior to this he had a ten year career at Hitachi Europe which included four years in the Display Products Group as Marketing Communications Manager and Product Marketing Manager. Mark spent ten years as an Applications Engineer at Hitachi Electronic Components Group, Future Electronics and Manhattan Skyline. He started his career at GEC Avionics as a Design Engineer.

Mark Dalton has a BSC in Electronic Engineering, is a Member of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Member of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and has two daughters.

He is a Board Director of Neesham PR.